The Hilt Android Gradle plugin is applied but no com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler dependency was found

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I'm getting the error "The Hilt Android Gradle plugin is applied but no com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler dependency was found." while building the project.

Here's how I'm adding hilt to my project.

score 59 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 26 '21 at 00:03

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I guess you re missing this dependency

kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.28-alpha"

*First add the plugin

apply plugin: 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'

*Secondly add the dependencies

// Dagger Core
implementation "com.google.dagger:dagger:2.37"
kapt "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.37"

// Dagger Android
api 'com.google.dagger:dagger-android:2.37'
api 'com.google.dagger:dagger-android-support:2.37'
kapt 'com.google.dagger:dagger-android-processor:2.37'

// Dagger - Hilt
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.37"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.37"

*Thirdly add the classpath

classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.28-alpha"

PS : if you re using java replace kapt with annotationProcessor

edited Jun 26 '21 at 00:03

Boken

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answered Jul 13 '20 at 19:22

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I added the dependency that you told with `androidProcessors` as I'm using Java but after that I got Gradle DSL method not found: androidProcessors(). So replacing the `androidProcessors` with `annotationProcessor` worked for me. Thanks. – Feroz Khan Jul 13 '20 at 19:32
my bad yeah i was supposed to say annotationProcessor , sorry for that and im glad that it worked for you mate , good luck – Taki Jul 13 '20 at 19:34
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Is Dagger core and Dagger Android really required while implementing Hilt? – artenson.art98 Dec 27 '21 at 08:24
is classpath needed? not mentioned in official docs – htafoya Jan 05 '23 at 01:03

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '22 at 06:09

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My issue was that I used incorrect dependency syntax when tried adding Hilt dependency to the root build.gradle in the project using new Gradle syntax id 'pluginId' version 'pluginVersion»' [apply false]

Instead of

buildscript {
    ...
    dependencies {
        ....
        classpath 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.41'
    }
}

I used

plugins {
    ...
    id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android' version '2.41' apply false
}

answered Apr 08 '22 at 06:09

Vasily Kabunov

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Additionally, For defining common dependencies like we used to do with global extensions, we just need to define them in gradle.properties and they could easily be shared between project and module. – Kashif K. May 30 '22 at 19:20
Really, but the documentation states to add classpath :S – David Jan 14 '23 at 20:29

A-run · Answer 3 · 2021-07-04T03:20:58.570

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In case you are using this compiler dependency:

"com.google.dagger:hilt-compiler:$hilt_version"

Just change it to:

"com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:$hilt_version"

edited Jul 04 '21 at 03:20

answered Jul 03 '21 at 07:37

A-run

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Yup, this solve my error. The docs at https://developer.android.com/training/dependency-injection/hilt-android?authuser=1#setup , didn't say add "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:$hilt_version" dependency. – QuartZ Jul 12 '21 at 09:40

score 12 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 06:26

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Keep as it is,

apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt' or

plugins {
    id 'kotlin-kapt'
}

This will fix your issue

edited Apr 01 '22 at 06:26

Vasily Kabunov

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answered Mar 28 '21 at 20:12

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score 10 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 05 '22 at 21:37

build.gradle (project)

buildscript {
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        classpath 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.38.1'
    }
}

No matter how much we apply the plugin, if the following dependencies are not applied, the error is obtained

build.gradle (:app)

plugins {
    ...
    id 'kotlin-kapt'
    id 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'
}

dependencies {
    implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.28-alpha"
    kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.28-alpha"
}

After adding dependencies, the issue disappeared – UdaraWanasinghe Jun 07 '22 at 10:44 — UdaraWanasinghe, Jun 07 '22 at 10:44

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 27 '22 at 02:10

In some scenarios I have encountered, I have a running project in one of my workstations, but when I checkout in another machine, it brings this issue.

It's because the hilt android plugin is applied, but fetching the dependencies has not yet reached the section to download the compiler dependency.

A simple fix is to comment out the id(BuildPlugins.hiltPlugin) if you are using plugins{} or apply plugin BuildPlugins.hiltPlugin, try to sync again, then once you have a successful build(with hilt issues - but the required dependency has been downloaded), you can un-comment the line and sync.

Note:BuildPlugins in this case is an object that holds my plugins definitions.

thank you for answering :) mine is id("dagger.hilt.android.plugin") — Mia, Aug 04 '22 at 01:29

Void · Answer 7 · 2022-12-29T12:15:18.153

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I solved mine by adding the following dependencies

// Dagger & Hilt
implementation("com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.40")
kapt("com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.40")
implementation("androidx.hilt:hilt-common:1.0.0")
kapt("androidx.hilt:hilt-compiler:1.0.0")
implementation("androidx.hilt:hilt-navigation-fragment:1.0.0")
implementation("androidx.hilt:hilt-work:1.0.0")

edited Dec 29 '22 at 12:15

answered Oct 30 '21 at 21:33

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 05 '23 at 02:33

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be sure to use the following plugin in the app module:

id("dagger.hilt.android.plugin")

instead of

id("com.google.dagger.hilt.android")

which is wrongufully specified in the official docs (as 2023)

answered Jan 05 '23 at 02:33

htafoya

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 11 '22 at 13:49

everybody! I met this question today, if you have added all the right plugins and dependencies, and you still get an error, ok——it is a bug in Hilt gradle plugin, not your fault, just comment your implementation of Hilt and rebuild your project and uncomment your implementation after build successfully!

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Feb 10 '23 at 15:57

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maybe you added this:

id 'kotlin-kapt'
id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android'

but your forgot to add the dependencies of hilt into your module

answered Feb 10 '23 at 15:57

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The Hilt Android Gradle plugin is applied but no com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler dependency was found

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